The mild Pacific Northwest climate allows us to garden straight through the winter months, if we are tenacious enough to brave the wind and rain. What to do if you’re a fair weather gardener? You could go online and commune with fellow gardeners around the world. Here are some of the more active gardening forums:
- http://groups.google.com/group/rec.gardens – The original forums were known as “Usenet” in the early days of the Internet; registration required; very active but not moderated; users can create private groups (for your garden club, for example); other topics include edible gardens and rose gardening.
- www.thegardenhelper.com Gardener’s Forum – registration required, 25 topics.
- forums.gardenweb.com/forums – registration required, at least 100 topics.
- davesgarden.com/forums many topics.